O’DONNELL — This tiny town at the Lynn-Dawson county line is the safest in the state, according to FBI crime statistics.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s annual Uniform Crime reports analyzed reported violent and property crimes.
The San Antonio Express-News compiled with that data a list of Texas’ 30 safest cities:
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O’Donnell, pop. 831, and Crowell tied for No. 1. Neither reported a single incident of violent or property crime.

The federal government plans to spend $80 million assessing whether its hottest nuclear waste can be stored in 3-mile-deep holes, a project that could provide an alternative strategy to a Nevada repository plan that was halted in 2010.

LEVELLAND — An agenda item Monday night calls for City Council to discuss a pending lawsuit.
The suit, Emilia Espinoza v. Levelland Police Department, relates to an officer-involved shooting last year.
Jose Antonio Espinoza Ruiz, 55, died in an investigation related to a disturbance call about 7 a.m. Jan. 23, 2015, according to A-J Media’s archives.
The council meeting is set for 7 p.m. Other agenda items include contracts with the local probation department for a community service program and Hockley County for fire protection.

The Department of Labor has issued a $42,000 fine and six "serious" citations against the Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation Inc. after investigating an explosion that killed a 21-year-old crew member in the musical "Texas" in July.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - New Mexico and the U.S. Department of Energy inked $74 million in settlements over dozens of permit violations stemming from a radiation leak that forced the closure of the nation's only underground nuclear waste repository.

LEVELLAND — A prosecutor’s race is underway in the 286th District.
District Attorney Chris Dennis is seeking reelection against challenger Richard Husen, the Hockley County News-Press reports. Husen retired last year as Levelland’s city attorney.
The 286th District encompasses Hockley County and neighboring Cochran County.
Another district attorney’s race is underway in the nearby 106th District of Gaines, Dawson, Lynn and Garza counties. Incumbent Michael Munk faces challengers Roxanne Cox and Philip Mack Furlow.